Day: August 31, 2018

Image copyright David Swanson/ Philadelphia Inquirer Image caption Happier times. Mr Bobbitt (bottom left) lived with the couple but is now back on the streets A New Jersey judge has ordered a couple to turn over the money they raised for a homeless man after he helped one of them out in an emergency. The…

Image copyright AFP Image caption Parts of the station were sealed off by police Two people have been wounded in a stabbing incident at Amsterdam’s central railway station, Dutch police say. The suspected attacker was shot and wounded by police. The motive is unclear and officials say an investigation is under way. All three have…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPriya Varrier: The actress who became India’s “national crush”India’s Supreme Court has dismissed a case against an actress over a movie scene that a Muslim group had argued was “blasphemous”. Priya Varrier is seen winking during a song in the video, which has gone viral in India…

Image copyright European Parliament Image caption The European Parliament urged the Commission to review the time system The EU Commission is proposing to end the practice of adjusting clocks by an hour in spring and autumn after a survey found most Europeans opposed it. Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said millions “believe that in future, summer…

Image copyright AFP Image caption James Ricketson denies all charges An Australian filmmaker has been sentenced by a Cambodian court to six years in prison on charges of spying for an unnamed country. James Ricketson, 69, was arrested in June 2017 while flying a camera drone over an opposition rally. Mr Ricketson denies the charges…

Image copyright AFP Image caption The UN commission says China discriminates against its Uighur population The UN says it is alarmed by reports of the mass detention of Uighurs in China and called for the release of those held on a counter terrorism “pretext”. It comes after a UN committee heard reports that up to…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The big players in Scooters – backed by Uber, Google and others – are expanding around the world The scooters first descended on San Francisco like bees on a hot dog stand roof: they caused annoyance, inconvenience and fascination – before ultimately having to be cleaned up by city…

Image copyright NASA Image caption The Russian Soyuz spacecraft (L) brought a new crew to the International Space Station (ISS) in June Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are having to deal with an air leak from a possible collision. It has been traced to a small hole in a capsule that was used…